Part one of term paper
For years, heart attacks have struck fear into the eyes of Americans. All cardiovascular diseases together are the widest cause of death in the country, with heart attacks alone accounting for about twenty-three percent of all fatalities (Staff,1997). Doctors have tried to reduce this risk over time by advising patients about lowering chole ...

Part two of term paper
... Even though many physicians attribute heart related diseases to cholesterol, studies have shown that there may not be a direct correlation between these levels and heart diseases(McCully, 1997). Other risk factors of heart disease include obesity, high blood pressure and smoking. Contrary to past knowledge, most heart attack victims actually have levels of cholesterol that would be considered normal, and as many as one fourth of heart attacks occur in people with no known risk factors at all ( ...